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- ↑ "Tigers' John Knox Loves To Just Hit, And Hit ..." The Times Herald. April 7, 1972. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "John Knox Wants 'Chance' in Majors". Detroit Free Press. March 3, 1976 – via Newspapers.com.
